Monday, September 19, 2011

Calling all ACA Paddle America Clubs!Did you know? There's now an easier way to notify the ACA Insurance Department of your upcoming club trips and events.The NEW Online PAC Event Submission FormTry it today!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

They will be meeting at Swiss, the take-out for the Lower Gauley, and run shuttle from there. The cost is $40 and all proceeds go to AW. If you're interested in paddling with Girls at Play, call 916.580.9352 to register.

Come visit the ACA booth anytime during the weekend to meet Kelsey and learn more about what's happening at the ACA!

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

We strive to represent all paddlesports, so your feedback is important to us! Take a couple moments to answer a few questions that will help the ACA focus our stewardship initiatives and promote cleaner paddling environments.

Friday, September 9, 2011

The launch of the ACA Journal of Paddlesports Education marks a giant step for paddlesport instruction and education. This journal offers a medium for ACA Instructors, Trainers, and Educators to exchange ideas and knowledge to help advance the realm of paddlesports education. The intended categories for article submission include: discipline/cross-discipline specific instruction, best practices, paddling education history, and discussion of education topics.

The Journal of Paddlesports Education lauches with articles such as:

Teaching and Learning Paddlesports

Teaching Tips for Kayaking - A Work in Progress

The Missing Piece in the Forward Stroke Puzzle: Torso Rotation in Fifteen Minutes or Your Money Back

Thursday, September 8, 2011

The ACA has continued efforts to partner with American Whitewater (AW) in an effort to open the Chattooga River's headwaters to boaters. This week, the ACA signed AW's letter of petition to the United States Forest Service opposing the environmental assessment (EA) of the titled "Managing Recreation Uses in the Upper Segment of the Chattooga Wild and Scenic River Corridor.” The EA violates many basic laws, regulations, and policies regarding land and resource management, and "transparently aims to reach a predetermined goal of limiting paddling." We will continue to work with AW to try to bring equity to the recreational use of the Chattooga and open its waters to boaters.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

both on and off the river! Dave Holl, our Board Treasurer, was recently featured in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's magazine, advertising their Paddling Trails. Thanks, Dave, for being such a role model on the water! Add your own water trail to our website!

Thursday, September 1, 2011

A native of Northern Maine, Eli attended Saint Michaels College in Vermont and became immersed in their Wilderness Program. After graduation he traveled the country working as an instructor, teacher, and professional guide in some of the wildest and most remote areas North America has to offer. Eli is passionate about introducing people of all ages and backgrounds to safe and fun outdoor recreation and has honed these skills by working for organizations like the University of Alaska, Outward Bound and the Boys and Girls Club. By becoming part of the ACA he hopes to continue encouraging safe responsible recreation and sparking a passion for paddling in the community. While paddling is his first love, he also enjoys the professional and recreational sides of rock and ice climbing, Nordic and alpine skiing, mountaineering, backpacking, and his newest pursuit, skijoring.